Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete or dialectal form of pulse.
  • noun Dust. See the quotation.
  • noun Nastiness.

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Examples

  • You have to love his barely masked racism — basically saying that Haiti's quest for freedom from French White rule is what damned them and in effect implying that they'd be better off had they just kept quiet and under 'un pouce Gallic' (the French thumb) — a twist on Trent Lott's infamous statement on how America would have been better off had über-segregationist Ol 'Strom Thurmond been elected President in 1948.

    Like Hell Needs A Heat Wave... 2010

  • You have to love his barely masked racism — basically saying that Haiti's quest for freedom from French White rule is what damned them and in effect implying that they'd be better off had they just kept quiet and under 'un pouce Gallic' (the French thumb) — a twist on Trent Lott's infamous statement on how America would have been better off had über-segregationist Ol 'Strom Thurmond been elected President in 1948.

    Archive 2010-02-01 2010

  • C'est simple, ce n'est pas contraignant puisque l'argent n'est jamais perdu et ça donne un vrai coup de pouce.

    Global Voices in English » Can social media help make microfinance sustainable? 2009

  • Pied du roi, the royal foot, was twelve pouces, a little larger than an English foot, just as a pouce was larger than an inch: 1.06575 English feet, or 12.789 English inches.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Measures of Area pouce carré, comparable to a square inch.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • November 10, 2008 at 9:58 am dis kittehs weighting 4 teh ebil maus 2 cum sneekin awound…he be weighting 2 pouce…dats y he bez hiding.

    Iz a perfikly gud lolcat… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Cuisiner sur le pouce, varier les couleurs, saveurs et textures dans un beau bol !

    Eating Meat Is Only Human - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • * Je suce encore mon pouce malgre mes 23 printemps

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

  • Measures of Area pouce carré, comparable to a square inch.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Pied du roi, the royal foot, was twelve pouces, a little larger than an English foot, just as a pouce was larger than an inch: 1.06575 English feet, or 12.789 English inches.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

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  • Dust, dirt; rubbish; flax dust.

    January 4, 2008